Infinite And The Divine Audiobook -
The plot is deceptively simple: Both Trazyn and Orikan want a McGuffin, the “Astrarium Mysterios.” But over the course of 12,000 years of in-universe time, this chase destroys worlds, rewrites history, gets both of them killed dozens of times (Necrons can upload their consciousness into new bodies), and culminates in a courtroom drama and a kaiju battle. The book’s genius is its tone. It is simultaneously hilarious (Trazyn’s obsession with museum curation, Orikan’s petty legal filings) and genuinely tragic (their isolation as the last conscious beings of a dead race).
When the book describes Trazyn “feeling a sensation that might, in a biological creature, be called nostalgia,” Reed pauses. He lowers his volume. He lets the word hang. You hear the void where a sigh should be. When Orikan realizes that his greatest enemy is also his only remaining peer in the universe, Reed’s voice cracks—just slightly—on the final line of the chapter. infinite and the divine audiobook
For an audiobook, this is a nightmare. How do you make a listener care about two beings who have no facial expressions, no breath, no heartbeat? How do you convey sarcasm from a metal skull? How do you make a time-loop exciting when the character feels no fear of death? The plot is deceptively simple: Both Trazyn and
Available on Audible, Black Library’s direct site, and most audiobook retailers. Seek out the version narrated by Richard Reed (there is no other). Prepare for 13 hours of the best rivalry in science fiction. And remember: The one who steals the most, wins. When the book describes Trazyn “feeling a sensation